Cash cabinet



April 23, 1935. E. M. WARREN CASH CABINET Original Filed Feb. 8, 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 (av w Pafe'medkApr. 23, 1935y PATE-N cAsH cABINE'r Estel M. Warren, Clinton, N. C.

Applicatin February s, 1932,' Serial Renewed September V8, 1934:

No. 591,700' W This invention relates to cash cabinets and has for an object to provide a cabinet including a cash drawer, and a desk, the leaf of which is equipped to provide' a holder for a, ledger sheet upon which entries of sales may be recorded during the day and When the cashV is counted at the closeof business the sheet' with the day'sbusiness posted thereonmay be removed i' and -inserted in the ledger, space forwhich is provided in the desk underneath the leaf.

v A further object is to provide an inexpensive cash Cabinet in which the cash drawer may not be opened until after the warning bell is sounded.

A further object is' to provide a cash cabinet in which the desk leaf is locked by simple mechanism vwhich also Alooks the 'Operating push rod of the cash drawer against movement so that both'the desk and drawer are simultaneously looked With a single key. i

A still further object is to provide-'a cash cabinet so constructed Lthat a chassis contain- I ing the Operating mechanism for the cash, drawi er and alarm bell maybe assembled withthe c'abinet so as to be readily removed therefrom for inspection and repairs when necessary. 4 i

A further object is toprovide a cash cabinet of the type describedy which will be inexpensive' to manufacture, may beconstructed principally of wood,v will; .be rugged and durable, and will consist of a smallnumber of'simple partswhich will not easily get out'of order. i 1

With the above and other objects in viewV the i invention consists incertain-noveldetails of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed it. being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scopeV of theappended claims with-f out departing fromthespirit or 4sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. i In the accompanying drawings forming part vof this specification, i I Figure 1- is a perspective view of a cash cabinet constructed in accordance With my invention,

d Figure -2'is a "Cabinet Figure 3 isa cross section Ataken on the line vertical section-through: the cash 3-3 of,v Figure 2, I 4

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of the drawer and bell Operating mechanism, v Figure .V5 is a cross section taken-on theV line 5-5 of Figure 2, and i Figure 6 is a fragmentary horizontal section .taken on the linewG-B of Figure 5.V

- Referring nowV to thedrawing'sin which like characters of reference designate similar partsv in, the front wall also being provided withy a rectangular vopening therein.

A cash drawer 55 is slidably mountedon rails Hi,L secured to the bottom 'and the top o'fwthe casing, as shown best in LFigures 2 and 5, and movesv through the opening in the front wall IS, as best shown in Figure l. i Mounted on the top of the casing isa desk comprising side walls ll, v a back Wall I 8, andxa front wall 59, there being vertical partitions disposed betweenthe side walls and connected at the top and bottom by top and bottom horizontalshelves Zl and 22 to provide pigeon holes, as shown in Figure 1. Hinged, as shownat 23, to the front edge of the bottom shelf 22 is a forwardly sloping leaf 24 which is recessed, as shown at 25, in the front edge to engage over the top beveled edge 25 of the desk front wall l9. All of the above described parts of the cabine are preferably formed of wood to reduce production cost to a minimum. i

A- pair of hooks 21 vare secured-to the leafas shown in Figure l to receive a ledger sheet 28 v.vvvhich Lis supported on the leaf 24,*'and upon fwhichrthe sales may be recorded so that at the is a -partition defining a compartment 29 andpreferably formed from a single right angular integral member; but-which may be formed Vby securing two wood strips together at one edge,

'the strips being of a length to extend transversely across -the desk to the side Walls ll thereof and to the front wall |9 thereof and terminating shortv i of theback wall |8 so that a considerabley space isf left between the compartment and the back wall l for a-purpose which will presently appear. This compartment may be used to store ythe ledger inwhich the ledger sheets l8 may be filed when Iremoved from the leaf 24. V

lAs best shown in Figures 2 and 3; the Operating mechanism for the cash drawer is containedwithin a chassis or open front box'which Vis located in the space behind the compartment 2/9and at thel rear of the cash-drawer. The chassis comprises a back wall 30, a top wall 3I, side walls 32 .and 33v-and a bottom wall 34, the lattenianddalso the side walls being secured stationary bymeans of screws 35,4 best shown in Figure 2.

A rock shaft d is journaled at its ends in the end Walls 32 and 33 of the chassis, and carries a bell crank lever 'i, one of the arms of which, as best shown in Figure Ll, terminates in an eye which receives the hooked end of a push rod Which is of sufiicient length to extend forwardly above the top of the cash drawer and slidably pass through a suitable opening in the front wall iQ of the desk and is terininally equipped with a button till, as best shown in Figures i and 2. A helical spring lli is secured at one end to the hooked end of the push rod and is secured at'its opposite end to an eye 42 Which is screwed into the rear edge of the top S4 of the cash drawer Compartment. Tie spring holds the push rod at its forward limit of movement.

Referring again to Figtires 2 and 4, it will be seen that the top edge of the rear Wall of the cash drawer is provided with a wear plate 63. A hook Catch is pivoted by a hinge 45 to the rear wall 39 of the Chassis, the hook being of sufiicient length to present its bill 45 upon the front edge of the wear plate, when the hook is in normal or gravitated position, and lock the cash drawer at its rear limit of movement in the cash drawer compartinent.

A trip link best shown in Figure 3, is fixed to therock shaft and terminates in a right angularly disposed pin 5:8 which underlies the catCh, as best shown in Figure 2. When the push rod 39 is actuated, the bell crank 31 will rock the shaft to tip up the trip link and raise the lcatch to disengage the hook thereof from the wear plate 52-3 and release the cash drawer. The cash drawer is immediately shoved outward to its forward limit of movement by means of a helical spring 49, best shown in Figure 2, disposed between the rear wall of the cash drawer and an abutment 5% Which rises from the bottom 34 of the chassis. When the cash drawer is being manually closed in the usual manner, the spring is tensioned for the next operation.

To operate an alarm at each opening of the cash drawer, a bell 5! is mounted on the top 3| of the Chassis and a lever 52 is pivoted immediate its ends, as shown at 53, on the top of the Chassis, there being a helical spring 54 secured terminally to the lever and to the top of the Chassis to hold a striker 55 on the end of the lever in contact with the Operating button 56 of the bell.

The opposite end of the lever is engaged underneath the hooked end 51 of a link 58, as is shown in Figures 3 and 4, the lower end of the link being provided with a right angularly disposed pivot 59 which is passed through an eye 60 in the rearivardly extending arm of the bell Crank lever 315. When the push rod is operated the bell crank will pull down the link 58 to rock the lever 5.2 and raise the striker 50.

For shifting the link 58 laterally to free the spring controlled lever 52 so that the latter Will strike the bell Operating knob, a cam surface 61 is formed on the inner edge of the link 58 to engage the rear end wall of a slot 62 formed in the horizontal leg of an angle iron G3 which is fixed to the back wall 3G of the chassis, the Cam surface being held in intimate contact With the end of the slot by means of a helical spring S4 which is terminally connected to the link 58 and to a pin 65 secured to the rear wall of the Chassis.

As will be seen by referring to Figure 2, a stop pin is provided on the push rod 39 to engage with the rear face of the desk front wall |9 and limit upward movement of the link as well as limit movement of the bell Crank and push rod under the influence of the push rod spring 41.

It is desirable that the bell be struck just before the Cash drawer is opened, and for this purpose the trip link 41 and pin 48 thereof are so arranged on the rock sha-ft 35, and the bill 46 of the Catch 44 is made of such length that disengagement of the bill 46 from the wear plate 43 is delayed until after the cam Gl on the link 58Vhas operated to release the lever 52 to strike the bell.

It is desirable that the desk and cash drawer be looked by the single operation of looking the desk and for this purpose, as best shown in Figure 5, I provide a lock l of the type usually used to hold closet doors closed, the bolt 58 of the lock projecting in rear of a lateral pin 69 carried by the push rod 39 and preventing the push rod from being actuated when the bolt is looked by turning the key, not shown, in the lock Gl. The leaf of the desk is also looked when the bolt is in operative position by means of a right angle bolt li: Which is slidably fitted in a guide il secured to the rear face of the front Wall IS of the desk and connected to the bolt 58 by a link '12. bolt 'hi projects upwardly through an opening l in the bottom of the ledger compartment 29 and is terminally provided with an angularly disposed lip 'M which hooks over a Z keeper 15 on the leaf and holds the leaf 24 against being I raised.

For cushioning the cash drawer against sliock when being opened by the spring 49, it will be seen by referring to Figure 6, tha-t a helical spring is Secured at one end in a recess formed in a 1' housing 'Il arranged at the front of the cash draiver compartment, the free portion of the spring extending in advance of the housing into the path of movement of a block 18 Which is secured by screw 79 or otherwise, to the side of the cash drawer. The block impinges against the spring and presses the spring to slow up the cash drawer and bring it to rest without shock or jar at the forward limit of movement. There are, of Course, two of these Springs, one on each side of the cash drawer compartment.

As best shown in Figure 1, a pencil holder 80 is Secured to the side wall I'I of the desk to support a pencil 8l which may be permanently attached to the desk by means of a cable 82.

From the above description it is thought that the construction and operation of my invention will be fully understood Without further explanation.

What is claimed is:

1. A cash Cabinet comprising a base casing, a cash drawer slidably mounted therein and spring controlled to move through the front of the casing, an open front box forming a chassis disposed upright in the base Casing at the rear of the Cash dravver, a desk mounted on the base casing and receiving the top portion of the chassis, a compartment in the desk in front of the chassis and above the cash drawer, a hinged leaf for the compartment, a bell on the top of the Chassis. mechanism housed in the chassis for sounding the bell and releasing the drawer to be opened by its controlling spring, and a spring-controlled push rod for actuating said mechanism disposed between the compartment and the cash drawer and extending through the front of the desk at one end and entering the Chassis at the opposite end.

2. A cash cabinet comprising a base casing, a cash drawer in the casing, a. box-like Chassis in The v io

ment Within the Chassis, a spring confined under tension between the abutment and the rear Wall of the cash drawer for opening the cash drawer, ay

hookedcatch pivoted to and extending forwardly from the Chassis and engaging over the rear Wall of the cash drawer tohold the cashdrawer closed against thetension of said spring,- a rock shaft' carried by the Chassis andlextending parallel with the rear end of the Cash drawer, a lever carried by the shaft, a push rod connected to said lever for rockin'g the shaft and extending forwardly above the cash drawer, and an arm carried by i the rock shaft having a laterally extending pinA engaged underneath the hooked Catch to dislodge the Catch from the cash drawer when the'rock shaft is actuated to permit the cash drawer to be' opened by its Controlling-spring:

3. A cash Cabinet comprising a base casing, a cash drawer in the casing, a spring for opening the cash drawer, -a chassisin the casing in rear of the cash drawer, a bell mounted on the Chassis,

a spring-controlled striker for sounding, the'bellpivoted on the Chassis, a yrock shaft journaled in the Wall of the Chassis underneath thebell, a

bell Crank on the rock shaft, a push rod connect-- ed to oneof the arms of the bell Crank, an up.-

right link pivoted at its lower end to' the other, arm of the bell Crank and terminating at yits upper end in a hook normally engaged over the free end of the striker whereby to rock the striker WhenV the rock shaft is actuated, a bracket rcarried by and permit the striker to be moved by its con-- trolling spring to sound the bell, and means op-- era'tively connected to the rock shaft to release the Cash drawer to be opened by its controlling spring after sounding of 'the bell;

4. A cash Cabinet comprising a basey casing, a

cash drawer therein, a desk mounted on top of the casing, a 'Chassis in the base casing at the yrearof the cash drawer and extending up intoj i the desk, a push rod carried by the front wall of the desk and entering the Chassis, a bell on the Chassis, a spring'on the Chassis for opening the Cash drawer, a rock shaft carried by the Chassis, a bell Crank carried by the rock shaft, striking mechanism operatively connected to one arm of the bell Crank for sounding the bell when the rock shaftisloperated, a pivoted catchcarried by the Chassis'for holding the cash drawerclosed, and a lever carried by the rock shaft for dislodging the Catch to permit the spring to open the cash drawer,fsaid Catch having a hooked terminal of such length as to delay disengagement with the Cash drawer until after the bell sounding mechanism has operated.

5. A lcash Cabinet Comprising a base casing, a spring-controlled Vslidingcash drawer therein, a Chassis Vin the Casing in rear of the Cash drawer, a desk mounted on top of the casing andreceiving said Chassis, a 'spring controlled push rod projecting through the front Wall of the desk and at its reark end enteringthe Chassis, a bell-carried by the Chassis, a rock shaft carried by the chassisjan operative connection between the bell and rock shaft for sounding thesbell When the rock shaft is moved, a Crank carried by the rock shaft connected-tojsaid pushl rod for connecting the pushy rod and'shaft to move as a unit, means yoperativ-sly Connecting the rock shaft to the Cash drawer for holding the cash drawer closed against the tension of its controlling spring, a lock carred by the desk having its bolt projectingv toward the push rod, a stop on the push rod engaging said bolt when the lock is locked to prevent openingof the Cash drawer, said desk having a pivoted leaf, and locking means between the pivoted leaf and'the bolt of the lock adapted to lock the pivoted leaf closed simultaneously with locking of the push rod against movement.

ES'I'EL M. WARREN. 

